Posted on 02/01/2016 11:14:05 AM PST by BenLurkin
Another LED testimonial. Transition is complete except for some remaining 65 Watt floods that will be gone by summer. I won’t be going back.
I have one and it's excellent.
Those are T8s. Know of any for T12 fixtures?
They are available, just a bit too pricey for most. These don't seem to require the usual re-wiring and/or modification of the fixture:
https://www.earthled.com/collections/led-t8-tube-replacements-replace-your-fluorescent-t8-t10-t12-lamps-with-led/products/cree-4-ft-led-t8-fluorescent-replacement-tube-1700-lumen-ledt8r-48-17l
Works for me. I have been slowly changing everything over to LEDs as my old bulbs give up the ghost.
I love my LEDs. I put WiFi LEDs on the outside of the house and in the kitchen. The ones in the kitchen change colors and do all kinds of stupid party tricks.
20 year life expectancy and cost pennies a year to operate? Costs a bit more, but the light is brighter.
I have two. I like them a lot; they’re superior to my older fluorescent shop lights. I’ll soon convert the entire shop.
but i have to admit, i’ll miss telling leftists/greenies where they can “stick” their cfls. :).
There’s a lot of spectrum choices in LEDs, because they’re really a bunch of little lights colors can be mixed to find what you like. The one I’ve got for a fish tank is 2/3 white and 1/3 blue, that tones down the bright. I like LEDs, put great effort into avoid CFL, just crappy light.
We have been using tfl’s for decades with no enviornnental harm ...
Google costco led shop light
I would never recommend a drop in replacement for shop lights, a lot of energy is burned up in those ballasts, any real solution should replace both. Since you’re already paying for it, get the rebate from your electric company for the conversion. For us, it was a zero end cost for conversion, and operating costs went down 40%. Oh, and much brighter.
I saw LED 60 watt replacements $24.99 for a 10 pack at Costco.
This should work with a T12:
‘Only’ $580.00 for 20 4foot bulbs.
lol. True.
I think we’re on the same page. By “convert” I meant remove the old fluorescent fixtures and replace with LED fixtures.
Sorry but there isn’t an LED manufactured to date that comes as close to natural light as a incandescent soft white bulb.. I forget the name of the scale but on the scale used to compare lights correct color vs natural light Best LED light available top out at about 80% the same as natural light while incandescent soft white is in the upper 90s
Your information is out of date.
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